Earlier this week, A24 announced that the highly-anticipated Ronnie Spector biopic, starring Zendaya, will be directed by Barry Jenkins. The film, titled Be My Baby (of course), is based on Spector’s 1990 memoir Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, or, My Life as a Fabulous Ronette. …
Read More »Half Gringa Proudly Represents the No Sabo Kids on New Album 'Cosmovisión'
Isabel Olive is fully embracing who she is. On Friday, Olive’s band Half Gringa released its third album Cosmovisión, in which she pays tribute to her Venezuelan identity while looking inward. “One of the themes of this record is perspective, and I wanted to show that through lyrical phrasing,” Olive …
Read More »Cody Johnson and Carin Leon Are Borrachos for Love on 'She Hurts Like Tequila'
Combine the accordions of música mexicana with the steel guitars of country music, and you’ve got magic. On Friday, Cody Johnson released “She Hurts Like Tequila,” a collaboration with Carin Leon that combines the classic elements of the country star’s sound, but with a Mexican flair. “No puedo negar que …
Read More »Did Young Thug Inspire an NFL Rule Change?
The National Football League has outlawed the “nose wipe” as a celebration. On March 26, ESPN NFL analyst Ben Solak made an X post revealing, “According to the full rules report sent to NFL teams this week, the ‘nose wipe’ celebration is now a 15-yard penalty for being a ‘violent …
Read More »Chase Icon Lets the $100 Bills Rain in Perfectly Unhinged 'Bands on Me' Video
Chase Icon is reveling in the excitement of her new album, Icon Baby — and delivering an equally effervescent video. The dance-pop star premieres the “perfectly unhinged” video for her single “Bands on Me,” starring trans porn star Brittney Kade and internet personality Elena Genevinne, with Rolling Stone. Sam Fine, …
Read More »Sex Pistols Featuring Frank Carter to Bring Anarchy on North American Tour
The reunited Sex Pistols — featuring three original members of the punk legends alongside Gallows singer Frank Carter — will bring their anarchy across the Atlantic this fall with a North American tour. The band’s 50th anniversary tour will see the lineup of guitaristSteve Jones, bassist Glen Matlock, drummer Paul …
Read More »An Elderly Ariana Grande Relives Memories in 'Brighter Days Ahead' Short Film
What would the release of Ariana Grande‘s Eternal Sunshine Deluxe be without Peaches? Her beloved character returns to star in the new short film Brighter Days Ahead. Like the videos for the singles “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” and the Penn Badgley-starring “The Boy Is Mine,” the …
Read More »Sugarhill Ddot and Star Bandz Are the Teen Rappers — and Best Friends — Conquering Music Together
Rappers Sugarhill Ddot and Star Bandz have the kind of natural, easy friendship where it doesn’t take a whole lot for them to understand each other. They had a feeling it would be like this: The second Ddot sent Star “My Baby,” a song from his album 2024 album 2 …
Read More »See Dua Lipa Surprise Sydney With Kevin Parker-Assisted Tame Impala Cover
Dua Lipa‘s Radical Optimism tour is taking over down under. During her second night in Sydney, Australia, the singer surprised her audience with a cover of Tame Impala‘s “The Less I Know the Better” with an assist from Kevin Parker himself. “I made most of Radical Optimism with this person …
Read More »Katy Perry's A&R Claims He's to Blame for Singer's Work With Dr. Luke on '143'
Fans of Katy Perry might now have someone to point fingers to for her recent work with Dr. Luke. In a recent The Manager’s Playbook interview, the singer’s A&R manager Chris Anokute said that it was his “desire” to reconnect Perry with the disgraced producer for her album 143. “I …
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